One dies and eight hurt as car collides with minibus

12:55am Saturday 6th September 2008

A man died and eight people were injured – one seriously – after a car collided head-on with a minibus. Two elderly casualties in the car had to be cut free from the wreckage following the crash on the A75 near Gretna.

	Scots volunteers head for Malawi to transform lives
	12:54am Sat 6 Sep 08
	You could say 500 miles was just a start. Today a team from Glasgow begins a journey that will take it all the way to Malawi in southern Africa – where it should help transform the lives of amputees.

Stalker, 17, youngest to receive lifelong restriction order

12:10am Saturday 6th September 2008

A teenage stalker who carried out a series of terrifying sex attacks – two of them on the same night – was handed a life sentence yesterday.

Widespread praise as ‘children’s czar’ announces plan to step down

12:02am Saturday 6th September 2008

Scotland's first Children’s Commissioner received strong praise yesterday as she revealed she is to step down. Professor Kathleen Marshall revealed that she will quit next April.

Walkers ‘now make proper preparations’

12:59am Saturday 6th September 2008

One of Scotland's leading mountaineers has praised the efforts of walkers in avoiding accidents when visiting the countryside, saying that a greater level of preparedness had helped reduce the pressure on emergency services.

Gamekeeper’s family calls for new laws over lone workers

12:20am Saturday 6th September 2008

The family of a gamekeeper who died for the want of a mobile phone after becoming seriously injured while working on a Scottish estate has called for new legislation to prevent a similar tragedy.

Ripper ‘may have killed years earlier’

12:04am Saturday 6th September 2008

Jack the Ripper may have committed his first murder 25 years earlier than previously thought, it has been claimed.

Union sets date for new strike by public sector staff

12:03am Saturday 6th September 2008

Scotland will face another day of disruption later this month following yesterday’s confirmation by Unison members that they will strike on September 24.

Families of murdered newlyweds launch fund

12:01am Saturday 6th September 2008

The families of a British couple murdered on the final day of their honeymoon in the Caribbean have launched a memorial fund in their name.

Shannon’s mother is charged with her kidnapping

9:22pm Friday 5th September 2008

The mother of schoolgirl Shannon Matthews, who went missing for 24 days earlier this year, has been charged with her kidnap and false imprisonment.

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